Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (33)
- Monotypic
P. F. Woodall and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 4, 2015
Text last updated September 4, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | alció verd amazònic |
| Czech | rybařík amazonský |
| Dutch | Amazone-ijsvogel |
| English | Amazon Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Amazon Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-pêcheur d'Amazonie |
| French (France) | Martin-pêcheur d'Amazonie |
| German | Amazonasfischer |
| Icelandic | Kambþyrill |
| Japanese | オオミドリヤマセミ |
| Norwegian | amazonisfugl |
| Polish | rybaczek amazoński |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | martim-pescador-verde |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Guarda-rios-verde |
| Russian | Амазонский зимородок |
| Serbian | Amazonski vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárec zelený |
| Slovenian | Amazonski pasat |
| Spanish | Martín Pescador Amazónico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Martín Pescador Mediano |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Martín Pescador Amazónico |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Martín Pescador Amazónico |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Martín Pescador Amazónico |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Martín Pescador Amazónico |
| Spanish (Panama) | Martín Pescador Amazónico |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Martín pescador mediano |
| Spanish (Peru) | Martín Pescador Amazónico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Martín pescador amazónico |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Martín Pescador Mediano |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Martín Pescador Matraquero |
| Swedish | amazonkungsfiskare |
| Turkish | Amazon Yeşil Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Рибалочка амазонійський |
Chloroceryle amazona (Latham, 1790)
PROTONYM:
Alcedo amazona
Latham, 1790. Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1, p.257.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CHLOROCERYLE
- AMAZONA
- amazona
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Amazon Kingfisher
